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On 23 Sep 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > No, this is due to the fact that space is actually a legal character > in a filename in DOS; it is just that the command-line shell > considered it a separator, as did most other programs. There were a > grand many programs that would let you create such filenames, and read > them just fine. You just couldn't mess with them in COMMAND.COM. I > don't know if 4DOS allowed you to manipulate these files or not. 4dos= next best thing to actually having a unix machine. Back when I was using dos I was messing with norton disk doctor to see how 4dos would react to it, the tab key simply enclosed it in quotes. list "file name" Gerhard -- Gerhard Mack irc-admin skyline.starchat.net gmack@imag.net InnerFIRE@starchat.net As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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